Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal

TIẾNG ANH 9 – GIÁO ÁN
UNIT 1 : A VISIT FROM A PENPAL.
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read ( Page 6 - 7)
I. Aim: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to read the text for details to know
about some places Lan went to with a foreign friend and some activities they took
part in together.
II. Teaching aids: Textbook, lesson plan, flipcharts, pictures.
III. Procedure:
Time
07ms

Teacher’s activities
* Warm up : Chatting.

Students’ activities

- Do you have any penpal?.

- Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t.

- If, yes, where does he/ she live?.

- He/ she lives in....

- Has he/ she ever visited your city?.

- Yes.../ No...

- What activities would you do during the - I think I’ll take my friend to the
visit ?

beach/ to the mountains/to the
restaurants ...

* Getting started: (using 6 pictures).

* Look at each picture and say where

Ask Ss to guess " Where is this? "

it is:
a) Hung temple.
b) Quoc Tu Giam.
c) Dong Xuan Market.
d) Museum.
e) The restaurant


10ms

f) Churches
A. Pre_reading.
1. Vocabulary: T elicits from Ss then
models:

* Ss give vocabulary.

- to correspond: (If you and your friend - Repeat chorally (2)
regularly write to each other, you ..........)

- Repeat individually (3)

- a mosque (n): nhà thờ Hồi giáo (pict)

- Give meaning.

- be impressed by: cú ấn tượng (trans).
-friendliness (n):sự hiếu khách ->friendly
(adj)
- atmosphere(n): bầu không khí (trans).
- to pray: cầu nguyện ( mine)
-

to

keep

in

touch:

giữ

liên

lạc

(explanation).
- worship (n): sự thờ phụng ( translation).
15ms

* Checking stress.
* Let Ss copy down.
* Checking vocabulary : ROR.
B. While reading:

- The whole class.
- Copy down.
- "Rub out and remember".

- Guess information and finish
exercise ( page7).

Ask Ss to guess and finish exercise on page
7.
* Checking predition.

- Read the text in silence to check
their prediction by choosing the
correct option to complete the
sentences.


10ms

Answer key:
1- C ( two weeks).
2- B ( HN people were friendly).
3- D ( all the above).
4- B ( invite Lan to Kuala Lumpur).
C. Post reading:

- Ask Ss to recommend places of interest in - Lang Co Beach.
their city and discuss where they should - Bach Ma National Park.
take their friends to:

- Linh Mu Pagoda.
- Tu Duc Tomb.
- The Royal City.

03ms

1- Go swimming in the beach.
- What activities should they do?.

2- Climbing in Bach Ma Natinal
Park.
3- Visit some beautiful sights such
as: Linh Mu Pagoda, Tu Duc

* HOMEWORK

Tomb......

+ Practise reading the text many times at
home.
+ Write short paragraph about what they
have just discussed with their partner.
+ Prepare lesson 2 of Unit 1 Speak (Page)
UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PENPAL.

Lesson 2 : Speak

I. Aim: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to make and respond to
introductions.
II. Teaching aids: Textbook, lesson plan, pictures, flipcharts.
Iii. Procedure:
Tim

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

e
05m
s

• Warm up : "Pelmanism"
• Prepare 10 cards with numbers on one - Work in 2 groups.
side and the countries and cities on the - Choose 2 numbers. If the two
other.

numbers can match, they will get

Make sure the countries or cities are mixed up.

2 marks.

- Stick all the cards on the board.

- The team which get more marks

- Divide class into teams and ask them to than other will be the winner.
choose 2 numbers.
Turn over the cards. If they can match (Ex:
HoiAn- Viet Nam) the team gets 2 marks. If
not, turn the cards face down again and ask the
other team to choose. Continue till all the cards
are turned over.

13m

ENGLAND
PERTH
LIVERPOOL
BOMBAY
HANOI
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA VIETNAM
INDIA
HOI AN
A. Presentation: (Use a flipchart).


s

1. Set the scene: (Use picture of Nga and - Read the sentences .
Maryam).

- Work in pairs to put the dialogue

Nga is talking to Maryam. They are waiting in correct order to make a
for Lan outside her school. Put their dialogue in complete dialogue.
the correct order to make a complete dialogue.
Start like this:
15m
s

A: Hello. You must be Mariam ?
B: That’s right, I am.
B. Practice: (pairwork)
*Answer key (a):

Practise the dialogue in pairs.

1. Hello. You must be Maryam.
c. That’s right. I am.
5. Pleased to meet you ( Nga). Let me introduce
myself. I’m Nga.
b. Please to meet you Nga. Are you one of
Lan’s classmates?.
4. Yes, I’m. Are you enjoying your stay in
VN?.
d. Oh, yes, very much. Vietnamese people are
very friendly...
2. Do you live in a city, too?.
e. Yes, I live in Kuala Lumpur..
3. No. Is it very different from Ha Noi?.
a. The two cities are the same in some ways.
6. I see,Oh ! Here’s Lan. Let’s go.

Ask and answer the questions in
pairs:


Ask some questions to check student’s
understanding:

- No. they haven’t.
* Questions:

- Yes, she is.

a. Have Nga and Maryam met each other - Vietnamese people.
before?

* Role play

b. Is Maryam enjoying her stay in Ha Noi?

1) A- Hello, you must be Yoko.

c. What does she like in VN?

B- That’s right.

* Role play (b):

A- Are you enjoying your staying

2. You are talking to Maryam’s friends. in Hue?.

Introduce yourself. Make similar dialogue. B- Oh, yes, very much. I like
Take turns to be one of Maryam’s friends.
Vietnamese people and Hue city is
very interesting.
A- do you live in the city, too?.

10m

B- Yes, I live in Tokyo. Have you

s

been there?.
A- No. What’s it like?.
B- It’t a busy big capital ciy. It’s

02m

very different from Hue.

s

A- I see.

* Do the same with Pall and Jane.
C. Further practice:

- Work in pairs to practice the
dialogues.

- Teacher goes around, takes notes things - Present their dialogues.
should be corrected afterwards.


HOMEWORK:
* Copy one dialogue they like into their
notebooks.
* Prepare Lesson3: Listen and Language focus
(page 9,11,12) of Unit 1.


UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PENPAL
Lesson 3 : Listen + Language Focus
I. Aim: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to listen for specific information
to select the correct pictures and further practice in past simple with "wish"
II. Teaching aids: Textbook, lesson plan, pictures, flipcharts.
III. Procedure:
Tim

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

e
5ms * Warm up: "Jumbled words"
Ask Ss to put the letters in order to make - Work in two teams to put the letters
meaningful words:

in order to make meaningful words:

1. tacch

1.catch

2. krap

2. park

3. nodp

3. pond

4. ssrag

4. grass

5. rrubhameg

5. hamburger
The team which is faster with more
correct words will win the game.

13m A. Pre listening:
s

* Set the scene: "Tim Jones‘s Mexican pen
pal, Carlo, is visiting The USA. Ask Ss to
look at the pictures and tell the class what
there is in each one, where the place is,
what the people are doing.

* Open prediction:
Tell Ss that Tim is taking Carlo to visit
some places. Ask them to think of 3 things Look at the pictures. Guess the 3
that Tim and Carlo are doing.

things that Tim and Carlo are doing.

- Ask Ss to listen to the tape to check their 1. They are going to the park
15m
s

guess.

2. They are taking a bus.

B. While reading:

3. They are going to the restaurant.

1. Checking prediction:
- Ask them to listen to the tape before - Listen to the tape before checking
checking prediction.
prediction.
- Listen to the tape again and choose the - Listen to the tape again and choose
correct pictures.
the correct pictures.
* Answer key:
a. 1

b. 2
10m
s

c. 2
C. Language focus: The Past simple
* Set the scene: This is the conversation
between Tan and Phong. They are talking
about what Ba did on the weekend.
Tan asks: "What did Ba do on the
weekend? "

- "When did he see it?"
* Form:

- Ss listen and answer
- He went to see a movie called
"Ghosts and Monsters".
- "He saw it on on Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock".


use

and

Ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer Practice asking and answering

the

S + Regular Verb ED

Give

form,

meaning,

pronunciation.

S + Irregular Verb ( column
2)
* Use: Describe an action that happened in
definite time in the past.
* Pronunciation:
the questions about what Ba, Nga, Lan, questions about what they did on the
Nam and hoa did on the weekend weekend.
( Exercise 1/ Page 11)

* Possible conversations:
1. A. What did Nga do on the
weekend?
B. She went to the concert with /
performed by Hanoi singers.
A. When did she go?

2ms

B. She went there on Saturday at 8 pm.
2. A. What did Lan do on the

weekend?
B. She went camping held by Y and Y.
A. When did she go?
B. She went camping all the weekend.
3. A. What did Nam do on the
weekend?


HOMEWORK:

B. She watched a soccer match Dong

* Study the lesson at home.

Thap vs The Cong.

* Prepare lesson 4: Read / page 9 + 10) of A. When did he watch it?
Unit 1.

B. She watch it on Sunday at 4 pm


UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PENPAL.
Lesson 4: Read (Page 9 + 10)

I. Aim: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to read the test for details to have
some knowledge about Malaysia, one of the countries of the Asean.
II. Teaching aids: Lesson plan, textbook, pictures, map of countries of the Asean.
III. Procedure:
Tim

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

e
5ms * Warm up: " Hangman"
- Draw strokes on the bb. Each stroke stands - The whole class.
for a letter of the word.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Malaysia)

- Take turn to guess the letter of the
word.

The word has 8 letters. Ask Ss to guess the - If a student’s guess is not right, the
letters of the word.

teacher draw a stroke (according to
the order the picture).

13m

- If they guess wrong 8 times, they

s
A. Pre reading:

lose. Teacher gives the answer.

1.Vocabulary: T elicits from Ss, then models

(3 times for each)

=> Ss give vocabulary.

- Asean: (Association of South East Asian + Repeat chorally (2)
Nations): Hiệp Hội các nước Đông Nam ¸ + Repeat individually (3)
(What does Asean stand for? )
- region (n): vùng, miền (example)
- to comprise: bao gồm, gồm có (translation)

+ Give meaning.


- currency (n): tiền tệ (Ex)
Islam (n): Đạo hồi (example)
- official religion: tôn giáo chính thức
(example)
- Buddhism (n): đạo Phật (example)
- Compulsory (adj): bắt buộc (ex)

* Checking stress

* Checking stress

* Copy down

* Let Ss copy down

* What and where

* Checkingvocabulary: What and where
2. Set the scene:

- Close the books and answer the

Ask Ss to close their books and answer these questions.
questions (use a map on page10)
15m 1. Where is it?
s

- In the South East
- It’s Kuala Lumpur

2. What is the capital of Malaysia?

- It’s over 22 milion

3. What is its population?

- It’s 329.758 sq Km

4. How big is Malaysia?

- It’s Bahasa Malaysia

5. What language is spoken in this country?
B. While reading:

- Read it the second time to fill in

Ask Ss to read the text silently to find out the the table in exercise (a) on page 10.
answers.
MALAYSIA


1. Area: 329.758 Sq Km
2. Population: over 22 milion
3. Climate: Tropical climate
4. Unit of currency: ringgit (consisting of
100 sen)
5. Cappital city: Kuala Lumpur

10m
s

6. Offical religion: Islam

- Read the text again silently and

7. National language: Bahara Malaysia

choose if the statements are the true

or false. Then correct the false
8. Compulsory second language: English
Ask Ss to read the text again to choose the statements.
statements are true or false

2ms

Answers:
1. True
2. False ( There are more than 2 religions).
3. False ( English, Chinese and Tamil are also
widely spoken).
4. False ( One of the three: Malay, Chinese or
Tamil).
5. False ( English is a compulsory second
language,

not

instruction).
C. Post reading:
- Discussion
- Correction.

primary

language

of

- Work in 6 groups to discuss these
questions:
1. Where is your city?.
2. What is it famous for?.
3. What is the capital of your
country?.

HOMEWORK:

- Each group present their idea.

* Practise reading the text many times.

* Practise reading the text many

- Answer the questions.

times.

- Prepare lesson 5 ( Write) / Page 11 of unit - Answer the questions.
1./.

- Prepare lesson 5 ( Write) / Page 11
of unit 1./.


Unit 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
Lesson 5: WRITE (page 11)

I.

Aim: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to write a personal letter.

II. Teaching aids: Lesson plan, textbook, flipcharts
III. Procedure :
Tim

Teacher’s activities

e
5ms

* Warm up: Chatting

Students’ activities

- Have you ever visited any other places in - Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
VN?

- I went to Dalat/Da Nang

- Where did you go?

- By train.

- How did you get there?

- Yes, I did.

- Did you visited any places of interest?

- Yes, I did.

13m - Did you buy any thing?
s

A. Presentation:
* Set the scene:
Imagine you are visiting your relatives or
friends in another part of VN or a different - Answer the questions.
cuontry.
Ask Ss on their own answer the following
questions:
* Questions:
1. Where are you now? How did you get
there?

1. Now, I’m visiting my friend in
Danang city.
2. Lan met me at Danang airport at


8 Am in the morning.
2. Who did you meet?
3. I have visited many places in
Danang
3. What have you done?
+ What places have you visited?
+ Who have you met?
+ What kinds of food have you tried?
+ What souvenirs have you bought?
4. How do you fell now?
5. What do you think interest you most?

15m 6. When are you returning home?
s

like

the

beaches,

the

Museum, supermarkets, the water
Park...
-

I’ve

tried

different

foods:

seafood,Danang speciality

4+5. Now, I fell so happy and the
people here are so nice and friendly.
The foods are so delicious.
6. I will leave Danang at 2 Am next
Thursday, and will arrive home at 5
pm.

B. While writing:
- Ask Ss write the letter to their family, telling - Look at the outline on page 11 and
them about their visit.
write their own letter.
Suggested ideas:
* First paragraph:

* Write it in groups of 6.

I arrived at Danang train station at 8 Am in After finishing, hang the flipcharts
the morning, on Tuesday.
on the bb and give remark.
My friend Lan met me at the train station,
then she took me home by taxi.


* Second paragraph:
I’ve visited many places like the beaches,
Marble Mountains, supermarketets, the
water Park...
I’ve tried different foods: seafood Danang
speciality...
10m
s

I’ll visit Hoi An tomorrow morning.
* Third paragraph:
I fell so happy. The people here are so

2ms

friendly, the foods are so delicious and the
sights are so beautiful.
I’ll leave Dn at 2 pm next Sunday.
Please pick me up at the railway station.
C. Post writing:
Chosse some letters to correct in class.
HOMEWORK :
- Write the letter after correction on their
notebook.
- Prepare Parts 1+ 2 of Unit 2.

* Correction: